The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-18
THE ANTI-POvERTY PEOPLE
Proceedings of the First Days Session
of New York's United Labor Party.
The Union Labor Party aud Socialists Reject
ed-Indications that Henry George Will
Be Nominated for Secretary Of State.
UNITED LABOR PARTY.
Business Convention That Seemed to Daze
Ex-Priest McGlynn.

Ex-Priest McGlynn.
SYRACUSE n. Y, Aug. 1I-Delegations to
she United Labor State convention arrived dur
Inc last night and this morning Henry George,
Dr. McGlyrn, John McMackin and other leaders
are at party headquarters, at the Empire House,
where the State executive committee were in
session all forenoon. George, McGlynn and
McMackin were in constant consultation with
the committee. which was engaged in LAYING
out work Cor the convention The executive COM
mittee made mp the list of members of the con-
vention. recognizing in all cases regularly
shosen United Labor delegates and excluding
Socialist delegates The contestants are be
allowed to present their claims in open conven-
zion, when they will be referred to the commit
tee on credentials. The executive committee
holds that members of any other political party
are ineligible to membership in the United La
Dor convention
A committee from the Union Labor conven-
lion, headed by John ]. JUNO, with nearly
iull membership, met this afternoon, and pre-
pared for making overtures to the United Labor
convention. They propose. if recognized
Arms of equality. withdraw their State ticket
and unite upon a ombination ticket They ad-
here to the terms of the union laid down by the
Rochester convention. John McMackin seems
10 have made a ruling that will control the
United Labor convention. that none but mem
bers of that party without other affiliations
shall be recognized, and that the Union
Labor party be not recognized or af-
hliated with. This rule excludes distinctive
Jociaist delegations, well as the Union Labor
party. Mr.. McMackin last night denounced the
Union Labor party "tranps md pirates" and
this expression created much feeling in Junios
committee, who retort that New York city
delegations in to-days convention nearly all
mem bers OF Tammany Hall and taking care
of the aspirations of candidates for legislative
1A1,x tnl E1@or
the two parties The Union Labor party rep
resentatives finally gave up hope of recognition
or compromise. They sent overtures to which
no responses were returned.
The convention assembled at 145 NJ
Henry George, DR. McGlynn, John
McMackin and Louis Post came into
and were heartily applauded. Mr. Post was
chosen temporary chairman
Although this is the first New York State
convention of the party, the delegates are we'll
supplied with parliamentary quips For the
FIRST two hours there was peace. About 3
o'clock diminishing began and turned into
free for-all fight that lasted until $50. Points
of order amendments aud substitutes were rap
idly fred at the chairman Archibald. of Alba
offered to the body be read and referred,
without debate, to the committee on
platform when that committee is appointed The
resolution was carried. despite the points of or
der and objections. A resolution carried
that the COMMITTEES of fifteen credentials be
composed Of delegate from each congressional
District TO De selected Dy their delegations. 1t
was also decided that the committee perma-
nent organization be composed of delegate
from each congressional district, to be selectsd
by each delegation.
A recess was then taken to give the delegations
opportunity TO name their men.
When the convention called together
again, at 4:30, the committees were announced.
After reading the names a motion was made for
ldjournment until o'clock morrow. A
stormy debate followed and at times the con-
fusion was simply tremendous. An amendment,
INIT e hIe
evening, raised if posi- BILE. still greater tur-
MOL. The matter was finally tabled
Mr.. Wakeman set the convention by the ears
with motion directing the committee
dentials to report in advance of the committee
on organization.
John McMackn. of New York, spoke in oppo-
Bition TO the motion, which would involve waste
Of time.
William Penn Rogers VINO is one of the elo-
1uent men of the convention, had a word two
to say abo1t harmony in speech in advocacy
of the m otion.
Mr.. wakeman and Mr. Field of New York;
Ar. Magee and Mr. Murray. of Kings. spoke in
similar strain, while Mr.. Croasdale, one of the
editors of the New York Standard, supported
Mr.. McMackin.
The convention finally decided that the COM
mittee on credentials must report at o'clock
this evening.
DIR. McGlynn and Henry George did not do
Any talking. Dr.. McGlynn seemed amazed at
The uproar. Long haired Socialist Hinton and
his wife sat In the seats near the reporters. Hin
ton was spelling for The rejection
delegates
the chief cause of turmoil. A black haired New
York Socialist made q revolu tionary speech. He
was not recognized by the Chair. The motion
to have the committee credentials report at
z o'clock this evening was denounced az an at
tempt TO have the committee rush through it's
business without giving sufficient time the
taking of testimony. The motion to adjourn till
y o'clock tomorrow morning was also denounced
as an effort to unduly delay the platform COM
mittee and prolong the convention.
At 5:30 the convention adjourned till o'clock
w. III. CrOaSdale for
the committee on credentials that that COM
mittee wanted more time. They were given till
o'clock tomorrow morning.
AT o'clock people were hurrying around for
staining room at the great mass-meeting. Rev.
j. 4. bine. of Syracuse. was chairman. The
Few. Hugh o. Pentecost, of Newark, n. j., said |
"Whatever else may be said OF the movement !
which this party represents, nobody say it |
Is modest one. We want the earth. We have |
D large contract-the abolition of poverty"
Great applause met Henry George and DIR. |
McGiynn. Mr.. George said:
''We are here for the formation of new
political party, which means the abolition of
poverty. We propose to vote this issue"
He thought our laboring men were being turned
INTO working machines. Leave off taxes" said
'lasses The two old parties have completed
heir work, and now we want new political
party to remedy this latter,day slavery. Our
is only question of time. To
bring this land question into discussion is to in
'ure the success of the United Labor party.
MI George smoke twenty minutes and was
ollowed by John McMackin. Amid cheers
Doctor McGlynn then stepped to the front Of
he platform. He said: " The United Labor
party is not a class party. 1t is misapprehen-
non to suppose the term labor includes only
hose who do the crudest and toughest sort of |
manual labor This would exclude preachers,
ooets, painters, scUlptors and newspaper men. |
his Is party for iii the people. The bounties
u the Creator were Intended for the whole hui
nan family and can never become the exclusive
property OF the Individual Doctor McGlynu
,rophesied that some dav people would be build
pg monuments to George and the other apostles
If the new crusade.
1t IS pretty safe to assume from present indi-
cations that George will go on the ticket as
Secretary OF State, and that the other offices
viii be hiled from the interior of the State
George is regarded as the trump card So far
he convention has had political drift, but if
ither OF the capitalistic" parties will nick a
rumb OF comfort from the result of the couyen-
ion. il is safe to assume that it won't be tina |
Democrats There is no probability of DR. Nc
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